June 27th MLB Power Rankings

No Change at the top two spots this week. A crazy start to the season, things are starting to play out the way they were supposed to.

Look out for them Rays...

No.	Team	Last Week
1.	Cubs 49-31- Getting swept by the Rays their number one spot was in jeopardy, but they bounced back well with a sweep of the White Sox. They just better hope Big Z can come back strong from his shoulder injury.	1
2.	Red Sox 49-32- Dice-K must pitch better than he did in his first start back from the DL. Hit a little bump in the road against the Cards, but this team is the class of the AL.	2
3.	Rays 47-31- They are for REAL. Kazmir, Garza and Shields are a nasty top 3 and if Percival stays healthy they can actually win the AL East. HUGE series coming up with the Red Sox next week.	6
4.	Angles 48-31- Lackey is back and is rolling. Their staff may be the best in Baseball. Look for them to begin to run away with the West.	4
5.	A’s 43-35 If only Rich Harden could stay healthy he would be one of the best in the game. Their lack of any offensive talent is going to catch up with them.	8
6.	Twins 43-36- I am embarrassed I had them at 19 last week. They have run off 9 in a row and deserve a top 10 ranking for now.	19
7.	Yankees 42-37- If Giambi continues to hit, this lineup is straight up scary. O and that Joba kid is pretty good too.	7
8.	Cardinals 45-35- Puljos comes off the DL and immediately goes 4-4 with an RBI. They are pitching really well right now, but I’m sorry if I have no confidence in Looper, Loshe and Pineiro.	9
9.	Brewers 43-35- They have been red hot in June and put themselves back in the race. Salomon Torres has been very good, and I bet Ned Yost wishes he was the closer from day 1.	10
10.	White Sox 44-35- They have to bounce back from getting embarrassed by their cross-town rivals last week.	9
11.	Tigers 38-40- It is scary to think that the whole team may have slumped at the same time. Everyone is starting to rake and Verlander has been dominant in June. They will be in 1st in the Central by August 1.	13
12.	Phillies 43-27- Games against the BoSox, Angles and A’s brought this team back to Earth. They will be around all year, but not enough pitching to do any damage.	3
13.	Orioles 40-37 – Aubrey Huff is on fire and Brian Roberts is back up to his usual numbers. No pitching and the AL East will keep them .500 all year.	13
14.	Mets 39-39- Jerry Manuel has changed the culture in the clubhouse, but has not changed the results on the field. They need Pedro to pitch better and desperately need a LF.	15
15.	Rangers 40-40 Vicente Padilla has pitched really well, but no one else has. Josh Hamilton is banged up and is sure to go into a slump.	13
16.	Marlins 40-38- They are still over .500, but fading fast. The Rays kicked their teeth in and proved which surprise Florida team is for real.	12
17.	Diamondbacks 40-39- I really don’t want to rank them this high, but there is no one else. Someone has to win the NL JV division and it probably will be them.	11
18.	Braves 39-41- They absolutely stink on the road which surprises me because Bobby Cox is a better manager than that.	18
19.	Pirates 37-41- Jason Bay is back to his old ways and McLouth continues to hit. If they could only get a decent effort from their starters they would be over .500.	21
20.	Blue Jays 38-42 – John Gibbons is out and Cito Gaston is in as manager. I doubt Gaston will be able to help them especially with Marcum going on the DL. See you in 09 eh?	14
21.	Royals 36-43- David DeJesus is a solid player who plays in Baseball hell. They went 5-1 against the NL JV this week but that wont last.	27
22.	Dodgers 36-42- 2-4 on their current home stand and the Angles are coming to town. There will be no Torree magic with this squad.	22
23.	Indians 36-43- This 91 win team in 07 has the same record as the Royals in 08.	20
24.	Astros 37-42- Shawn Chacon wishes he was as good as Latrell Sprewell.	23
25.	Giants 34-45- I’m surprised they have played this well. Kudos to Bruce Bochy for winning any games with this horrendous offense.	25
26.	Reds 36-44- Midway through the season Joey Votto is the NL rookie of the year and Volquez may be the CY Young.	24
27.	Rockies 32-47- More NL JV trash. Troy Tulowitzki 2007 Rookie of the Year…Can you say Angel Berroa? Ok Ok that’s a little unfair….right now.	28
28.	Nationals 31-49- They move up a spot because of the garbage below them, not because of anything they did.	29
29.	Padres 32-48- Poor Adrian Gonzalez.	26
30.	Mariners 28-50- Manager and GM are gone. Their only goal now is to dodge 100 loses.	30